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Ex-Credit Suisse trader raises $66mn for Bitcoin push

Bloomberg Former Credit Suisse Group AG trader Nikolay Storonsky is getting $66 million from investors including Index Ventures to help expand his business offering banking services and add cryptocurrency exchange for customers. His London-based Revolut Ltd. raised the money in a round that included Balderton Capital and Ribbit Capital, according to a statement on Wednesday. Storonsky, 32, will use the ...

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BOE’s Broadbent says not ready to hike rates

Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said he’s not ready to vote for higher interest rates, even though he sees pressures to do so building up. “There is reason to see the committee moving in that direction, but there are still a lot of imponderables,” Broadbent said in an interview with The Press and Journal. “It is ...

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Swiss franc outlook weakens as SNB left as Europe’s major dove

Bloomberg The franc’s decline to a one-year low suggests the Swiss National Bank (SNB) may only need to stand still to achieve its aim of a weaker currency. Major central banks across Europe are hinting at unwinding monetary policy stimulus, leaving the SNB among a shrinking dovish camp. UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. predict further downside for the ...

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